Louis Riel

Louis Riel grew up in the Red River Settlement, went for training in Montreal and returned home to become one of the most anti-heroes in the history of Canada. The Metis (First Nations) people, due to their Catholic beliefs and other issues felt pushed around and felt that they were not given a voice in how the nation was being run.

When Riel returned from his training in Montreal, he was chosen as the Metis' leader to stir up some trouble, perhaps to get the Metis treated better. Well what ensued made interesting copy!

To make a long story short, they took over a fort, killed a man and were mainly responsible for creating the province of Manitoba! Louis Riel is certainly one of the more colourful folks that make up the mosaic of Canadian history!